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<p></p><p>Sunday marks one year since the&nbsp;Oso&nbsp;landslide. Highway 530 will shut down in the morning as people gather to commemorate the day.</p><p>Thu, 19 Mar 2015 22:49:14 +0000Carolyn Adolph52337 at http://kuow.orgOso Braces Itself Ahead Of Landslide AnniversaryOso Anniversary: 'Seems Like A Decade Ago, And It Seems Like Yesterday'http://kuow.org/post/oso-anniversary-seems-decade-ago-and-it-seems-yesterday
<p>Marcie Sillman&nbsp;talks with Dan Rankin, who was transformed from<span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;sawmill owner and part-time mayor of </span>Darrington<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> to full-time leader of a community facing its greatest challenge after the deadly mudslide in nearby Oso, Washington on March 22, 2014.</span></p><p>Thu, 19 Mar 2015 20:47:52 +0000Marcie Sillman52305 at http://kuow.orgOso Anniversary: 'Seems Like A Decade Ago, And It Seems Like Yesterday'A Year After Oso, More Detailed Hazard Maps Still Neededhttp://kuow.org/post/year-after-oso-more-detailed-hazard-maps-still-needed
<p>Marcie Sillman talks to David Montgomery, University of Washington geology professor, about his geological recommendations for the state after last year's&nbsp;Oso landslide and how much progress has been made since the slide.</p><p>Wed, 18 Mar 2015 21:41:37 +0000Amina Al-Sadi & Marcie Sillman52307 at http://kuow.orgA Year After Oso, More Detailed Hazard Maps Still NeededMedal Of Valor Honors Hundreds Of Oso Heroeshttp://kuow.org/post/medal-valor-honors-hundreds-oso-heroes
<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Kim Malcolm talks with Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins about the&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">policy changes state lawmakers are considering one year after the Oso landslide that killed 43 people.&nbsp;</span></p><p>Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:17:57 +0000Austin Jenkins & Kim Malcolm52276 at http://kuow.orgMedal Of Valor Honors Hundreds Of Oso HeroesOso Hero Deputy Honored With Officer Of The Year Award http://kuow.org/post/oso-hero-deputy-honored-officer-year-award
<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2015/01/011615AJ_Bergstrom_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>A Snohomish County Sheriff’s Deputy has been named “officer of the year” for his actions in the aftermath of the Oso landslide.<p>Sat, 17 Jan 2015 00:09:29 +0000Austin Jenkins48501 at http://kuow.orgOso Hero Deputy Honored With Officer Of The Year Award Commission Urges Mapping Of All Washington Landslide Zoneshttp://kuow.org/post/commission-urges-mapping-all-washington-landslide-zones
<p>A state commission on landslides is urging nearly two dozen improvements in the way Washington state prepares for and responds to landslides.</p><p>Statewide mapping of landslide hazards, better funding and coordination for emergency responders, and "innovative" land-use regulations to improve public safety top the commission's preliminary list.</p><p>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 22:58:44 +0000John Ryan45802 at http://kuow.orgCommission Urges Mapping Of All Washington Landslide ZonesWashington Adopts New Logging Guidelines To Avoid Landslideshttp://kuow.org/post/washington-adopts-new-logging-guidelines-avoid-landslides
<p>State officials adopted a more cautious approach to logging near landslide-prone slopes on Wednesday.</p><p>The adoption of new, voluntary guidelines came in response to the Oso landslide that killed 43 people in March. &nbsp;</p><p>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 03:05:27 +0000John Ryan44679 at http://kuow.orgWashington Adopts New Logging Guidelines To Avoid LandslidesLandslide Safety All Over The Map In Washingtonhttp://kuow.org/post/landslide-safety-all-over-map-washington
<p></p><p></p><p>The deadly Oso landslide in March sparked a debate over Snohomish County’s apparent failure to protect residents at the base of a known landslide zone.</p><p>But Washington state is dotted with landslide-prone slopes, and many counties and cities do less than Snohomish County to keep homes away from harm.Tue, 30 Sep 2014 20:54:46 +0000John Ryan & Tony Schick42365 at http://kuow.orgLandslide Safety All Over The Map In WashingtonLawsuit, Legal Claims Ongoing At Oso Six-Month Anniversaryhttp://kuow.org/post/lawsuit-legal-claims-ongoing-oso-six-month-anniversary
<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2014/09/092214A_OsoLawsuits_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>Six months after 43 people lost their lives in the Oso landslide, nearly 60 legal claims have been filed against the state of Washington.<p>Tue, 23 Sep 2014 14:24:20 +0000Austin Jenkins42039 at http://kuow.orgLawsuit, Legal Claims Ongoing At Oso Six-Month AnniversaryAfter Oso, Being Mayor Is Now A Full-Time Jobhttp://kuow.org/post/after-oso-being-mayor-now-full-time-job
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Darrington Mayor Dan Rankin grew up in this small town, like his father and his father before him. Though he moved away when he was younger, Rankin felt he had to move back. The town, he says, is something you can't get out of your soul.</span></p><p>Mon, 22 Sep 2014 03:32:12 +0000Posey Gruener & Aileen Imperial41826 at http://kuow.orgAfter Oso, Being Mayor Is Now A Full-Time JobIn Oso, We Pulled Everybody Out Of The Mudhttp://kuow.org/post/oso-we-pulled-everybody-out-mud
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Bob </span>DeYoung<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> helped recover bodies of friends and neighbors killed in the </span>Oso<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> slide. His wife Julie took care of people who survived. Today they're figuring out how to take care of their own needs.</span></p><p>Mon, 22 Sep 2014 03:31:37 +0000Phyllis Fletcher & Stacey Jenkins41822 at http://kuow.orgIn Oso, We Pulled Everybody Out Of The MudAfter Oso, Reborn From Water And Mudhttp://kuow.org/post/after-oso-reborn-water-and-mud
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Robin Youngblood cherished the nature around her home in </span>Oso’s<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> Steelhead Haven. When the landslide struck, she and a visiting&nbsp;friend were talking about a deer they had just seen. After the disaster, she left the </span>Oso<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> area. But something called her back. Now she lives a stone’s throw from state Route 530, a few miles east of the slide.</span></p><p>Mon, 22 Sep 2014 03:31:00 +0000Carolyn Adolph & Stacey Jenkins41824 at http://kuow.orgAfter Oso, Reborn From Water And MudWe Are All To Blame For The Oso Slidehttp://kuow.org/post/we-are-all-blame-oso-slide
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">As a </span>geomorphologist<span style="line-height: 1.5;">, Dan Miller has extensively studied the land formations and landslide history of the </span>Stillaguamish<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> Valley and Steelhead Haven. Miller and other scientists knew it to be a hazardous place, long before the devastating slide occurred.&nbsp;</span></p><p>Mon, 22 Sep 2014 03:30:00 +0000Ashley Ahearn & Katie Campbell41825 at http://kuow.orgWe Are All To Blame For The Oso SlideOso: From Living Off The Grid To Relying On The Fedshttp://kuow.org/post/oso-living-grid-relying-feds
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Gary Ray was the pastor at the </span>Oso<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> chapel in March. While doing work for the church on the morning of Saturday, March 22, &nbsp;he received a call from another pastor in </span>Darrington<span style="line-height: 1.5;">. There had been a massive landslide and he should come back, the pastor said. After the slide, Ray provided spiritual and emotional support for a community that prided itself on its strong sense of independence.</span></p><p>Mon, 22 Sep 2014 03:21:52 +0000Patricia Murphy & Aileen Imperial41823 at http://kuow.orgOso: From Living Off The Grid To Relying On The FedsWe're Staying In Oso, But Every Day We Say Goodbyehttp://kuow.org/post/were-staying-oso-every-day-we-say-goodbye
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Ron Thompson was known as the mayor of Steelhead Drive. He and his wife Gail Thompson lost their home and many neighbors in the </span>Oso<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> landslide. But they’ve decided to stay in </span>Oso<span style="line-height: 1.5;">, and start over in a new home just four miles from the old one. They find hope in rebuilding their community while striving to find meaning in the disaster.</span></p><p>Mon, 22 Sep 2014 03:20:08 +0000Liz Jones & Aileen Imperial41827 at http://kuow.orgWe're Staying In Oso, But Every Day We Say Goodbye